definition: griots
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Griot The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a societal leader due to his traditional position as an advisor to royal personages. As a result of the former of these two functions, he is sometimes also called a bard.
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abiotic adjective. Light is abiotic. Light is abiotic. The definition of abiotic is an ecological term that is anything chemical or physical that lacks life. An example of something abiotic is light. of nonliving substances or environmental factors. a- (sense) + biotic. Origin of abiotic.
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- Gravamen definition - Gravamen (from Lat. gravare , to weigh down; gravis , heavy), (plural gra·va·mens or gra·vam·i·na), a complaint or grievance, the ground of a legal action, and particularly the more serious part of a charge against an accused person.
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Bootes Bootes. Bootes, or the Herdsman, is a constellation in the northern hemisphere, first documented by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. Its name means herdsman or plowman in Greek.The Greeks used to call the constellation Arctophylax (bear watcher or bear keeper).ootes. Bootes, or the Herdsman, is a constellation in the northern hemisphere, first documented by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. Its name means herdsman or plowman in Greek.
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Definitions: Abiotic: The opposite of Biotic, not alive/factors that are not alive. Type of habitat or the weather are Abiotic factors. Biome: A distinct group of living organisms and the habitat they are naturally found in. Ecosystem: A functioning unit (system) of nature made up of Biotic and Abiotic factors. Each factor depends on the other to keep a balance in the ecological community. If one factor disappears, the whole system is affected.
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paterfamilias Paterfamilias definition, the male head of a household or family, usually the father. See more.
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Definition of 'grotto' A grotto is a small cave with interesting or attractively shaped rocks. Water trickles through an underground grotto. Synonyms: cave, tunnel, hollow, cavern More Synonyms of grotto
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legacy leg·a·cies. 1  Money or property given to another by will. 2  Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past: a legacy of religious freedom. 3  An individual who is either an applicant to an educational institution or a matriculated student and is the child of an alumna or alumnus.
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- Juan Gris. Juan Gris. Juan Gris was a Spanish painter and sculptor, and one of the few pioneers of Cubism. Along with Matisse, Leger, Léger braque And, Picasso gris was among the elite visual artists working in-early-twentieth Century. franceuan Gris. Juan Gris. Juan Gris was a Spanish painter and sculptor, and one of the few pioneers of Cubism. Along with Matisse, Leger, Léger braque And, Picasso gris was among the elite visual artists working in-early-twentieth Century. france
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Symbiote Teal'c's symbiote. From the Stargate SG-1 Season 1 episode, The Enemy Within. The term symbiote (or symbiont) refers to a Goa'uld parasite living in a host animal such as a human or Unas. In biology a symbiote is an organism that lives with or off another organism receiving and/or giving benefits.
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Grebe Grebe (order Podicipediformes), any member of an order of foot-propelled diving birds containing a single family, Podicipedidae, with about 20 species. They are best known for the striking courtship displays of some species and for the silky plumage of the underparts, which formerly was much used in millinery.
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Heriot Heriot, from Old English heregeat, was originally a death-duty in late Anglo-Saxon England, which required that at death, a nobleman provided to his king a given set of military equipment, often including horses, swords, shields, spears and helmets. It later developed into a kind of tenurial feudal relief due from villeins. The equivalent term in French was droit du meilleur catel.
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grotto grotto A grotto is a small cave, the kind of place where you feel comfortable, cozy, and protected from the harsh realities outside. This word started in Greek (as the word that also gives us crypt), turned into Latin and then Italian, and finally landed in English in the 1600s as grotto. A grotto can be natural or manmade, but either way, it's a small cave or hidden room with cool and inviting features like a comfy floor or round walls.
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- Juan Gris was a Spanish painter and sculptor, and one of the few pioneers of Cubism. Along with Matisse, Leger, Léger braque And, Picasso gris was among the elite visual artists working in-early-twentieth Century. france
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- Definition of GRIOT. : any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies; broadly: storyteller.See griot defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT. any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies; broadly: storyteller. See griot defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
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The Hip Hop Scene in Senegal Oral historians and cultural traditionalists, griots would sing anywhere and about everything; like Twitter, if it was trending, they were covering it. As Senegal modernized by the mid 1980s, its youth yearned for a new voice. Griots faded out and hip hop artists came in.The Rap. Think of Senegal's capital city of Dakar as the impact point of the hip hop bomb that would explode with flavor and rapidly produce new artists.he big shots in the Senegalese hip hop scene have managed to take their music international. Daara J (meaning the school of life) is a group of artists who thrive on cultural diversity to get their messages to appeal to masses.
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- noun, plural gravies. 1. the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc. 2. Slang. profit or money easily obtained or received unexpectedly. money illegally or dishonestly acquired, especially through graft.
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Lexic.us 1 A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman. 2  Anything that lives underground. 3  A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish. 4  The wren, Troglodytes troglodytes. 5  A person who chooses not to keep up-to-date with the latest software and hardware.
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Greek 8. (Peoples) denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or the Greek language; Hellenic. 9. (Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) of, relating to, or designating the Greek Orthodox Church. [from Old English Grēcas (plural), or Latin Graecus, from Greek Graikos ]. (grik).
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grosgrain Definition of grosgrain. : a strong close-woven corded fabric usually of silk or rayon and often with cotton filler — compare grogram.
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grebe Definition of grebe. : any of a family (Podicipedidae) of swimming and diving birds closely related to the loons but having lobed toes — compare dabchick.
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- Someone (normally a boy) who flirts intensively with the opposite sex by acting like a prick and follows them round everywhere. He's such a Cobra, I feel sorry for that girl she just can't escape. That Cobra is at it again, attention seeking and trying to show off infront of her. #cobracious#cobring#snake#hiss#prick.
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gravamen gravamen. n. the basic gist of every claim (cause of action) or charge in a complaint, particularly the failure to perform. Example: in an accident case, the gravamen may be the negligence of the defendant, and in a contract case, it may be the breach of the defendant. (See: complaint, cause of action, charge).
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symbiont sym·bi·ont. n. An organism in a symbiotic relationship. Also called symbiote.ymbiont. n. 1. (Biology) an organism living in a state of symbiosis.
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Heriot Heriot was the right of a lord in feudal Europe to seize a serf's best horse, clothing, or both, upon his death. It arose from the tradition of the lord lending a serf a horse or armour or weapons to fight so that when the serf died the lord would rightfully reclaim his property.
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- Definitions for cicatrices. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word cicatrices. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: cicatrices(Noun) ; scars. cicatrices(Noun) Plural form of cicatrix.